Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 11:59:28 -0800 (PST) From: patl@phoenix.volant.org To: tracker@worldy.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Where is Charlie Root? Message-ID: <ML-3.4.948743968.8536.patl@asimov.phoenix.volant.org> In-Reply-To: <388C9AA9.7A66@worldy.com>
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On 24-Jan-00 at 10:36, David Banning (tracker@worldy.com) wrote: > When I mail from root the sender name is Chalie Root. > But that is not my name! > I changed to my name in /etc/passwd and /etc/master.passwd > I also looked in /etc/sendmail.cf and /etc/aliases > I rebooted - can you tell me where this guy's name is stored? > > ALSO: > My sender address from root not shows as root@mymachine when > I want it to be myname@myinternetprovider.com > Can you tell me how to change it? You really shouldn't be using root for general-purpose work or e-mailing. You want to create a new, unprivileged, user under your own name for that - see the adding_user(8) man page. (man adding_user) Root is just too dangerous for general use. You can accidentally damage your system in any number of ways. The system is (pretty well) protected from unprivileged users. -Pat To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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